Zane Woodford, Author at Halifax Examiner

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Clouds of white and grey smoke billow in a blue sky across a rural highway that is lined with forests on either side.

Fires

Premier pleads for help with Nova Scotia’s out-of-control fires

by Tim Bousquet and Zane Woodford May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Premier Tim Houston said he sent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a list of requests for help fighting the province’s fires.

Across a divided highway, a cloud of smoke rises into a blue sky behind a low hill, in front of which you can see some commercial buildings.

Fires

Nova Scotia Wildfires

by Tim Bousquet, Yvette d'Entremont, Jennifer Henderson, Philip Moscovitch, Suzanne Rent, Zane Woodford and Iris May 31, 2023June 1, 2023

A man holds a sheet of paper with a map on it as he speaks into microphones. Behind him is a sign reading, "Emergency Management."

Fires

Halifax considers shrinking evacuation area, reports 151 homes lost in Tantallon fire

by Zane Woodford May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

A woman sits among a pile of animal kennels, rifling through papers with her phone in her hand.

Fires

Meet the volunteers working to rescue pets from homes evacuated due to the Tantallon fire

by Zane Woodford May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

A fire truck drives away from the camera toward a smoky area.

Fires

Halifax says ‘approximately 200 homes or structures’ damaged in Tantallon fire

by Zane Woodford May 29, 2023May 30, 2023

Upside down yellow police tape is seen on a tree in an otherwise green scene.

Policing

SIRT investigating after Halifax Regional Police shot and killed a man

by Zane Woodford May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

A helicopter is seen through smoke and power lines, with green brush in the foreground.

Fires

People evacuated due to Tantallon fire, now counted at 16,000, to receive $500 per household

by Suzanne Rent and Zane Woodford May 29, 2023May 30, 2023

City Hall

Councillor quits Peggy’s Cove Commission over ‘unfair and unreasonable position of conflict’

by Zane Woodford May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

A large historic building with white shingles and dark trim. The building has tall windows on the front and along the sides and a staircase and ramp that wraps around the perimeter.

PRICED OUT

Dartmouth shelter to close next week, leaving residents scrambling to find housing

by Zane Woodford May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

A tall building under construction is seen on a grey day. In the foreground, a pedestrian crosses the street.

Business and Development, City Hall, Housing

Developer wants to convert unfinished Dartmouth hotel to apartment building

by Zane Woodford May 25, 2023June 1, 2023

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Author Archives: Zane Woodford

Premier pleads for help with Nova Scotia’s out-of-control fires

Nova Scotia Wildfires

Halifax considers shrinking evacuation area, reports 151 homes lost in Tantallon fire

Meet the volunteers working to rescue pets from homes evacuated due to the Tantallon fire

Halifax says ‘approximately 200 homes or structures’ damaged in Tantallon fire

SIRT investigating after Halifax Regional Police shot and killed a man

People evacuated due to Tantallon fire, now counted at 16,000, to receive $500 per household

Councillor quits Peggy’s Cove Commission over ‘unfair and unreasonable position of conflict’

Dartmouth shelter to close next week, leaving residents scrambling to find housing

Developer wants to convert unfinished Dartmouth hotel to apartment building

IBC: Holds on new insurance policies common on purchase of homes within wildfire radius

Tantallon wildfire 50% contained; new fire in Shelburne County, while others out of control

New fire, more evacuations in Shelburne County as other fires continue to blaze out of control

Staff, volunteers at evacuation centre in Halifax say support from community ‘overwhelming’

Premier pleads for help with Nova Scotia’s out-of-control fires